Agenda Date: 04/16/2019
Subject:
Title
Resolution 25-2019: Adopting City Council's 2019 Goals and Objectives
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Presented By: |
Mark Relph, City Manager |
POLICY QUESTION:
Does city council support adopting the 2019 City Council Goals and Objectives?
BACKGROUND:
City Council met at its annual retreat on January 25 and 26, 2019, to discuss goals and objectives for 2019. At the study session on April 9, 2019, staff presented and discussed with council a proposed 2019-2020 Work Plan and the related resources necessary to implement the action steps associated with each goal and objective.
The request of council is to formally approve the goals and objectives and thereby provide staff direction to proceed. The additional financial resources for each action step will be a separate council action tied to a budget appropriation ordinance tentatively scheduled for June 4th.
PRIOR ACTIONS OR DISCUSSIONS:
The Littleton City Council adopted the city’s unifying vision, known as the Envision Littleton 2040 Report, on December 18, 2018. The update to the Comprehensive Plan and creation of a Transportation Master Plan were approved by council and the planning commission on January 22, 2019.
STAFF ANALYSIS:
Staff has reviewed the recommended goals and council's guidance on objectives and made the following recommendations for each.
Goal 1 - Envision Littleton: To integrate and promote the unifying vision provided by the citizens of the City of Littleton, known as the Envision Littleton 2040 Report and its five guiding principles (anchored, authentic, connected, active, and engaged). To shape, clarify and confirm the city's priorities over the next 10-20 years via the Comprehensive Plan and Transportation Master Plan, which will guide future decision making. To translate the guiding principles, Comprehensive Plan, and Transportation Master Plan direction to other plans and the city code, ensuring consistency.
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Goal 1: Envision Littleton |
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Objective 1: Comprehensive Plan |
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Objective 2: Transportation Master Plan |
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Objective 3: River Front/Santa Fe Corridor Plan |
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Objective 4: Belleview Corridor Vision Implementation |
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Objective 5: Economic Strategic Plan |
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Objective 6: Code Updates |
Goal 2: To develop a long-term financially sustainable plan for the City of Littleton by matching available resources with community priorities in order to provide beneficial, meaningful, and valued services and programs, while incorporating the necessary investment to maintain and develop the value in community assets.
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Goal 2: Financial Sustainability |
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Objective 1: Evaluate and prioritize existing programs and services for efficient and effective use of resources. |
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Objective 2: Evaluate existing fees for service and determine opportunities to match costs versus revenues for all funds. |
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Objective 3: Develop and adopt five year financial plans for all funds to determine long-term viability. |
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Objective 4: Identify, assess, and prioritize long-term capital needs. |
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Objective 5: Identify and assess opportunities for funding for capital needs. |
OPTIONS/ALTERNATIVES:
Approve the resolution adopting the 2019 City Council Goals and Objectives, thus, providing direction to staff.
Do not approve the resolution adopting the 2019 City Council Goals and Objectives, thus, requiring future discussion and identification of council goals.
FISCAL IMPACTS:
Staff reviewed the estimated costs for each action step with council at the study session on April 9th. Council’s consideration of additional resources to complete each step is not part of this resolution and will be formally considered as part of a budget appropriation ordinance on June 4th. In summary for all action steps, the estimated resources by fund are indicated in the tale below.
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Funding Source |
2019 |
2020 |
Total |
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General Fund |
$340,800 |
$1,002,500 |
$1,343,300 |
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Impact Fees Fund |
$60,000 |
$160,000 |
$220,000 |
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Capital Projects Fund |
- |
$100,000 |
$100,000 |
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Sewer Fund |
$21,700 |
$32,500 |
$54,200 |
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Total |
$422,500 |
$1,295,000 |
$1,717,500 |
Based on the five-year projects of the General Fund and current service levels and projects, adding these budget requests will reduce the General Fund fund balance to 14% by 2023. This is within the general fund reserve policy. The 2020 funding requests will be incorporated into the 2020 budget process later this fall.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of the resolution as presented.
PRESENTATIONS:
i. Staff Presenter: Mark Relph, City Manager
ii. Applicant Presenter: N/A
PROPOSED MOTION:
Proposed Motion
I move to approve the resolution adopting City Council's 2019 Goals and Objectives.